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Robert Parks is a CFP® professional with 30 years of experience in financial advising. He is a partner at Parks & Company, a CPA firm, where he dedicates significant time alongside his role at WealthQuest, Ltd., an independent financial planning firm he has been associated with since 1995. WealthQuest, Ltd. provides fee-only financial planning primarily to individuals and businesses, focusing on retirement and investment planning without selling commission-based products. The firm’s approach integrates tax considerations through its close affiliation with Parks’s CPA practice and emphasizes personalized advice delivered on an hourly basis without managing client assets directly.

John Richards is the founder of Richards Financial, an independent investment advisory firm based in Harrisburg, PA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 19 years of industry experience, including 14 years leading his own firm. Richards Financial serves individual investors, trusts, estates, businesses, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable foundations. The firm offers portfolio management and personalized financial advice using a combination of fundamental value analysis, trend-following, fixed-income strategies, and option-based approaches, primarily managing accounts on a non-discretionary basis with client trade approval.

Stephen Wingert is the sole advisor at Wingert Investment Management, LLC, an independent firm based in Hummelstown, PA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has 24 years of industry experience, having led his firm since 2001. Wingert Investment Management provides portfolio management services to individual clients, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary management for taxable and retirement accounts. The firm employs a value-oriented investment approach with a focus on listed equities, options, ETFs, and fixed income, managing a small client base with approximately $2.47 million in assets under management.

Erik Schoener is a financial advisor at BrightPath Financial Advisors, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and previously worked at McClure Company for eight years. Outside of advising, he is CEO and owner of FTF Holdings, LLC, where he actively engages in day trading and market analysis. BrightPath Financial Advisors, LLC provides personalized financial planning and portfolio management to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm employs diversified asset-allocation models and integrates insurance analysis within its financial planning services, serving a client base that includes employer-sponsored plans and held-away institutional accounts.

Stephen Hetrick is a financial advisor at Retirement Collaborative LLC in Harrisburg, PA, with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Retirement Collaborative since 2008. In addition to advisory services, he acts as an independent agent providing non-variable life and health insurance through various life insurance companies. Retirement Collaborative advises individuals, retirement plan sponsors, and institutional clients, offering retirement plan consulting, fiduciary reviews, participant education, and investment management. The firm employs a Fiduciary Quality Management System and utilizes technology platforms to support reporting and wealth aggregation, with a particular focus on institutional pension consulting and formal fiduciary review services.

William Sumski is the sole advisor at William J. Sumski, an independent firm based in Harrisburg, PA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has three years of industry experience, with 18 years working at his current firm. The firm provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individual investors, focusing on mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, managed account programs, and IRA rollover recommendations. It follows a long-term purchase approach using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, operating primarily on a non-discretionary basis with regular portfolio evaluations and client-directed trade decisions.